Birds – Clare Lusher Photography

Hope is the thing with feathers

Before heading to Derbyshire for the summer to work in ecology I spent a lot of time just with the birds in my Highland garden. By “a lot of time” I mean months. Primarily January through to April, during the coldest time here, I walked and sat by the sea, walked on the Machair, andContinue reading “Hope is the thing with feathers”

Swanning about

For now, while the rain pours in the UK, I will continue to re-visit old wildlife images and re-edit to produce something different to the original edits. Birds seem to be especially good for this task!

Wollaton Stags: October 2018

“…a few images of the very friendly deer at Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall”

Mull, Scotland: July 2018

I spent a magical week in the Isle of Mull, Scotland, visiting Staffa island and Iona too. It was an opportunity to capture images of Scottish wildlife, and to practice photographic techniques.

Spring is sprung

“I found a new hide yesterday. Great little find nearby, with so many species frequenting the feeders…”

Bradgate Park: November 2017

We spent a lovely summer’s day at Bradgate Park.

Twycross Zoo 2017 Pt. II

We had a visit to Twycross Zoo as part of my BSc. Zoology and Film degree course.

Twycross Zoo 2017 Pt. I

I hope that some of these images make it clear why animals do not belong in zoos.

Whitby / Yorkshire

Birds Above Industry

I watched a flock of pigeons drift about in the evening sky for over ten minutes. They didn’t land in all that time. They rose and fell, clustered together and fell apart, circled and circled and finally, eventually landed on the roof of the buildings they were roosting on for the night.